August 20, 2026

A trio of deals gave the M&A machine some added fuel as the summer winds down. UBEO Business Services bolstered its Texas stronghold while Ford Office Technologies made its second deal in 2026, this time as the winning bidder for a former Elite Dealer through bankruptcy Read More

In the 1998 poker-driven film “Rounders,” Matt Damon’s character opines “Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career.” Bad losses can definitely leave a mark, but Read More

Early in his career, Michael Conklin was sitting in his office when the owner of the company strolled in, toting two images. One was a picture of a medieval-period stone castle, the other an image of a pristine sandcastle. Conklin watched curiously as the owner taped both to a Read More

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced the appointment of Steven Powers as president, U.S. direct sales and service, effective Aug. 17. Powers joins the company at a pivotal moment in its evolution, as Konica Minolta advances its direct Read More

Montvale, NJ (Aug. 20, 2026) — Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announces the availability of Visualis3R, a print embellishment visualization software solution distributed through Color-Logic. Designed Read More

Washington, DC (Aug. 20, 2026) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its August 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 62.4, easing from the July index of Read More

New Haven, CT (Aug. 20, 2026) – Fuel moves quickly from terminal to tank. The information documenting that journey often moves much slower. Every delivery generates tickets, bills of lading, invoices, meter readings, and other records containing critical order information. Across Read More

Schaumburg, IL (Aug. 19, 2026) — Pulse Technology, a seven-decade family business serving the IT, managed print services, audio-visual, robotics and other technology needs of businesses throughout the Midwest and beyond, announced today that Grant Kuligowski has joined the Read More

Winter Garden, FL (Aug. 19, 2026) — AgentDealer has announced the formation of the AgentDealer Dealer Council, a customer advisory group representing the broader AgentDealer user community, created to provide direct input on the company’s platform, product roadmap, and strategic Read More

Minneapolis (Aug. 19, 2026) – Katun Corporation (Katun), provider of Arivia multifunction printers (MFPs) and a leading supplier of OEM-equivalent imaging supplies for printers, copiers, and MFPs, today announced that Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Human Resources Read More

Montvale, NJ (Aug. 18, 2026) — The audio-visual technology business within Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announced the Sharp Displays control plugin, which enables direct control and monitoring Read More